Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Tennis Inks Czech Republic Native for 2015-16
4/22/2015 10:59:00 AM | Tennis
Marie Mayerova will join Ryan Ray's squad next season
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University Head Women's Tennis Coach Ryan Ray has announced the signing of a National Letter of Intent for Marie Mayerova (Krmelin, Czech Republic) to join the EMU squad for the 2015-16 season.
For the second conseuctive season, Coach Ray brings in another highly-touted student-athlete out of the Czech Republic to Eastern Michigan in Mayerova. The Krmelin, Czech Republic native has been ranked as high as No. 494 in the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) junior world rankings. In addition, she is one of the top players in her home country, ranking as high as 32nd in the Czech national women's rankings. The incoming freshman has broken the top-1,000 in the World Tennis Association's (WTA) doubles professional rankings while also making it to the doubles final of the $10,000 ITF event in Prague during 2013.
"Marie brings a wealth of experience on the ITF junior and professional circuits to our program this Fall," remarked Ray. "She has great doubles skills and brings the level of play we look for at Eastern Michigan to have a nationally competitive tennis program. We are very excited to have her come to Ypsilanti in the Fall."
For the second conseuctive season, Coach Ray brings in another highly-touted student-athlete out of the Czech Republic to Eastern Michigan in Mayerova. The Krmelin, Czech Republic native has been ranked as high as No. 494 in the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) junior world rankings. In addition, she is one of the top players in her home country, ranking as high as 32nd in the Czech national women's rankings. The incoming freshman has broken the top-1,000 in the World Tennis Association's (WTA) doubles professional rankings while also making it to the doubles final of the $10,000 ITF event in Prague during 2013.
"Marie brings a wealth of experience on the ITF junior and professional circuits to our program this Fall," remarked Ray. "She has great doubles skills and brings the level of play we look for at Eastern Michigan to have a nationally competitive tennis program. We are very excited to have her come to Ypsilanti in the Fall."
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